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Albert Hornby

Albert Neilson Hornby

Born: 10 February 1847, Brook House, Blackburn, Lancashire
Died: 17 December 1925, Nantwich, Cheshire
Major Teams: Lancashire, England.
Known As: Albert Hornby
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Bowler, Right Arm Bowler


Test Debut: England v Australia at Melbourne, Only Test, 1878/79
Last Test:
England v Australia at Manchester, 1st Test, 1884

Career Statistics:

TESTS
 (career)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding    3    6   0    21    9    3.50   0   0    0   0

                    Balls    M     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling                28    7     0    1   0.00  1-0     0   0  28.0  0.00

FIRST-CLASS
 (career: 1867 - 1906)
                      M    I  NO  Runs   HS     Ave 100  50   Ct  St
Batting & Fielding  437  710  41 16109  188   24.07  16  75  313   3

                    Balls     R    W    Ave   BBI    5  10    SR  Econ
Bowling               593   258   11  23.45  4-40    0   0  53.9  2.61

- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.


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Profile:

AN Hornby captained Lancashire for twenty years, and played for them for nearly 33. He and his opening partner, Dick Barlow were immortalised in verse by Francis Thomson, and he provided an ideal attacking foil to Barlow's careful defence. A small man, he compensated for his lack of stature with an excess of energy and earned the nickname "Monkey" although his players always referred to him as "the Boss".

A forceful front foot player, who excelled in the off-drive, he was also a splendid field, and an inspirational captain. It is a measure of his importance to Lancashire's batting that between 1870 and 1881 he was the only player to reach a century for the club - and he did so seven times. In 1881 he topped the national averages, and his 1531 runs included three centuries.

Hornby's Test career was undistinguished - just 21 runs in six innings. He had great difficulty against Spofforth, losing his wicket to him in both innings in his debut Test on the 1878-79 Australian tour, and again at the Oval in 1882 (when he captained the side that lost by seven runs). In his final Test in 1884 he managed to avoid Spofforth, but still managed only 0 and 4.

He was also a fine rugby player, representing England several times. His son AH Hornby also captained Lancashire. He was President of Lancashire for many years, and also sat on the MCC committee, AC MacLaren said of him: "no skipper was so genuinely appreciative of good work on the part of his men, or so fearless in his untiring efforts to win the game" (DL 2001).

* Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 11:36:12 GMT


 
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